US7641268B2 - Assembly of a bodywork part and a headlight glass for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

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US7641268B2
US7641268B2 US12/076,504 US7650408A US7641268B2 US 7641268 B2 US7641268 B2 US 7641268B2 US 7650408 A US7650408 A US 7650408A US 7641268 B2 US7641268 B2 US 7641268B2
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Lilian Garboud
Marc Verwaerde
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
    • B62D25/08—Front or rear portions
    • B62D25/16—Mud-guards or wings; Wheel cover panels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/0408—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body
    • B60Q1/0458—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body the front cover being directly mounted onto the vehicle body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/0408—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body
    • B60Q1/0466—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body with arrangement for sealing the headlamp with respect to the vehicle body, or for concealling gaps between the headlamp and the vehicle body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D65/00—Designing, manufacturing, e.g. assembling, facilitating disassembly, or structurally modifying motor vehicles or trailers, not otherwise provided for
    • B62D65/02—Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components
    • B62D65/16—Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components the sub-units or components being exterior fittings, e.g. bumpers, lights, wipers, exhausts

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  • the present invention relates to the field of bodywork parts and headlight glasses for motor vehicles.
  • document FR 2 855 800 already discloses a module that is fitted to the vehicle, the module comprising a fender, a headlight block with a glass having an outline designed to be engaged in an opening in the fender that is defined by an outline substantially complementary to the outline of the headlight glass, together with a receiver structure for receiving the headlight block. That receiver structure is designed to improve the positioning of the headlight glass relative to the fender.
  • the invention seeks to provide an assembly of at least one bodywork part with a headlight glass, guaranteeing that the headlight glass is properly positioned relative to the surrounding bodywork parts.
  • the invention provides an assembly of a bodywork part and a headlight glass for a motor vehicle, the headlight glass having an outline designed to be engaged at least in part in an opening in the bodywork part, the opening being defined by an outline in the bodywork part that is substantially complementary, at least in part, to the outline of the headlight glass, in which assembly at least part of the outline of the bodywork part co-operates with the outline of the headlight glass by elastic deformation.
  • the outline of the headlight glass delimits the portion of the glass that is visible from the outside of the vehicle.
  • this outline can be framed by a peripheral edge of the glass that is not visible from the outside, e.g. being designed for fastening the glass on a headlight box.
  • headlight glass may be an isolated part, or else it may be formed integrally with a headlight box.
  • the bodywork part is positioned in particularly effective manner around the headlight glass since the clearances traditionally formed between the headlight glass and a bodywork part are reduced considerably. This provides an assembly that is suitably positioned regardless of dispersions in the dimensions of headlight glasses, or indeed in bodywork parts, and not only is this done with reduced clearance, but also with clearance that is constant.
  • the outline of the bodywork part is preferably closed and presents a perimeter that, when isolated from the headlight glass, is shorter than or equal to the perimeter of the headlight glass.
  • the opening in the bodywork part is smaller than the outline of the headlight glass, it is guaranteed that co-operation will take place by elastic deformation without there being any risk of undesirable clearances being created between the headlight glass and certain portions of the bodywork part. This also ensures that the bodywork part is held securely around the headlight glass.
  • the perimeter of the outline of the bodywork part can also be shorter than or equal to the perimeter of the gasket associated with the glass, when the gasket is mounted on the headlight glass, or else that the perimeter of the gasket associated with the bodywork part, when the gasket is mounted on the bodywork part, is shorter than or equal to the perimeter of the outline of the headlight glass.
  • the invention may also include one or more of the following characteristics.
  • the invention also applies a method of assembling a bodywork part and a headlight unit for a motor vehicle, in which the headlight glass has an outline that is designed to be engaged in an opening of the bodywork part that is defined by an outline of the bodywork part that is substantially complementary to the outline of the headlight glass, during which method, in order to assemble the headlight glass with the bodywork part, the opening in the bodywork part is enlarged.
  • the invention also provides a method of assembling a bodywork part with a headlight glass for a motor vehicle, in which the headlight glass has an outline that is designed to be engaged at least in part in an opening in the bodywork part that is defined by an outline in the bodywork part that is substantially complementary, at least in part, to the outline of the headlight glass, during which method, in order to assemble the headlight glass with the bodywork part, the opening in the headlight is enlarged by being deformed elastically, the opening continuing to be elastically deformed once the bodywork part and the headlight glass have been assembled together. It should be observed that this method differs from a method of assembly by snap-fastening, during which elastic deformation does no more take place once the bodywork part and the headlight glass have been assembled together.
  • FIG. corresponding to a diagrammatic face view of an assembly comprising a bodywork part and a headlight glass of the invention.
  • the FIGURE shows a bodywork part comprising a motor vehicle front fender 10 made of a plastics material, e.g. polypropylene.
  • the FIGURE also shows a headlight glass 12 fitted on a headlight box (not shown).
  • the glass 12 has an outline 14 defining the portion of the glass 12 that is visible from outside the vehicle when the assembly comprising the fender 10 and the glass 12 is mounted on the vehicle.
  • the outline 14 is designed to be engaged in an opening in the fender 10 , the opening being defined by an outline 16 in the fender that is substantially complementary to the outline 14 of the headlight glass 12 .
  • the perimeter of the outline 16 when the glass and the fender are isolated from each other, is shorter than the perimeter of the outline 14 of the glass 12 , account being taken of the presence of a gasket, if any.
  • the portion 18 of the outline 16 of the fender situated substantially over the glass 12 and corresponding to the most deeply cutout portion of the fender, is more deformable than the portion of the outline situated beneath the glass 12 .
  • This portion 18 referred to as the flexible or deformable zone, is made more flexible than the remainder of the outline 16 because no stiff element is applied thereto.
  • reinforcement 20 for the headlight block is fitted (as shown in dashed lines), such that this portion is relatively rigid and deforms very little.
  • the reinforcement 20 which extends around the outline 16 so as to form a rim with a small opening for preventing blistering of the fender, however this rim leaves a space 19 between itself and a portion of the outline 16 , this space being in register with the flexible zone 18 of the fender.
  • the reinforcement 20 is not fitted behind the flexible zone 18 so as to leave this zone 18 free to deform.
  • the reinforcement could equally well be in the form of a closed rim.
  • a gasket 22 is provided between the fender 10 and the glass 12 .
  • the gasket is provided only in register with the flexible zone 18 of the fender, however it could be provided all along the outline 16 in the fender.
  • This gasket may present differing deformation properties, for example it may be made of foam having lower density in a portion 24 than in a portion 26 .
  • the fender On its inside wall, the fender also includes spacing ribs 28 , in the vicinity of its outline 16 .
  • the deformable portion 18 of the fender 10 it is possible to assemble the headlight glass 12 with the fender by enlarging the opening in the fender 10 , i.e. by lengthening the perimeter of the outline 16 .
  • the outline 16 of the fender and the outline 14 of the headlight glass thus co-operate, at least in the vicinity of the flexible zone 18 , by elastic deformation. This guarantees minimum and constant clearance between these two outlines. It will be understood that not only does deformation occur during the assembly procedure, but that deformation also remains after the bodywork part and the glass have been assembled together, i.e. the opening is held in a deformed condition once the part and the glass are in position. In other words, the perimeter of the outline of the opening, once the part and the glass have been positioned relative to each other, is longer than the perimeter that the outline had before the part and the glass were assembled together.
  • the flexible zone 18 in this example is visible from outside the vehicle. It occupies an extent of more than 20% of the perimeter of the headlight glass 12 . This flexible zone deforms continuously along the glass 12 so as to enable the fender to be stretched around the glass. Because it is visible to the outside, and also because it deforms in continuous manner, this flexible zone 12 differs from a resilient tongue made on an inside edge of the fender.
  • FIGURE shows a closed outline 16 in the fender. Nevertheless, this outline could be open, with the opening in which the headlight glass 12 is engaged being defined by the fender 10 in co-operation with some other bodywork part or reinforcement fastened to the bodywork part.

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